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Asteroid to pass by close enough for detailed scan
Asteroid to pass by close enough for detailed scan

Another giant space rock is set to sail by the Earth just a few months after our last close encounter - but an expert says…

NASA head views progress on asteroid lasso mission

The head of NASA is visiting the Jet Propulsion Laboratory where engineers are working on a proposed mission to lasso a…

Space flights 'an absolute bargain'

Space enthusiast Mark Rocket has been waiting six years for seat on one of the world's first commercial space flights -…

Anthony Scott: Science funding can help us reach for the stars

"By the end of this decade, we will land a man on the moon and return him safely to earth." President John F Kennedy's challenge…

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Rugby: My Parents are Ugly video Rugby: My Parents are Ugly

Watch the cartoon with all the family. Come on Mum…

Mixed weather for the country video Mixed weather for the country

Weather analyst Philip Duncan lets us know what to…

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Wheels fall off planet hunting mission
Wheels fall off planet hunting mission

Nasa's planet-hunting Kepler telescope is broken, potentially jeopardising the search for other worlds. The failure could…

Time-lapse of Southern skies
video Time-lapse of Southern skies

Narongsak Nagadhana toured New Zealand and captured these beautiful time-lapse videos from the South Island, Mount Cook…

Space tweeter returns to Earth
Space tweeter returns to Earth

Chris Hadfield, whose tweets and pictures from space captured the imagination of an entire planet, has landed safely on…

Interactive: NZ from space
Interactive: NZ from space

Very few people will ever have the chance to see NZ 370km from space, but thanks to two astronauts returning to Earth today…

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ISS crew return to earth
ISS crew return to earth

A Soyuz space capsule carrying a three-man international crew has landed safely on the steppes of Kazakhstan…

Ground control to Chris: Time to return

Chris Hadfield flies back to Earth today having signed off after five months as commander of the International Space Station…

Spacewalking repair halts leak

Astronauts making a rare, hastily planned spacewalk replaced a pump outside the International Space Station on Saturday…

Spacewalk planned to fix station leak

Two astronauts will make a precedent-setting spacewalk Saturday to try to fix an ammonia leak in the International Space…

Day may get darker during partial eclipse
Day may get darker during partial eclipse

Up to 10 per cent of the sun will disappear over parts of Northland tomorrow, with a partial solar eclipse…

Bringing back celebrity to space

Captain Kirk played a key role in thrusting Commander Hadfield to the sort of fame not enjoyed by a real-life spaceman for…

Keith Turner: Innovation the key for Team NZ

The culture in NZ is, no doubt, a leading element of what has been achieved by Team NZ in bringing this catamaran campaign…

Monster hurricane hits Saturn

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured stunning views of a monster hurricane at Saturn's North Pole. The eye of the cyclone…

Virgin Galactic spaceship makes first powered flight

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo made its first powered flight today, breaking the sound barrier in a test over the Mojave…

Nasa finds Earth-like planets
Nasa finds Earth-like planets

Using a potent Nasa space telescope to scan the skies for planets like ours where life may exist, astronomers…

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